Over the years I've gleaned these boards for feedback and opinions from everything from game systems to models. Because of this invaluable information shared by others I thought I'd throw a review up of a kit I just purchased for Bolt Action in the hopes that perhaps this would help someone else and give back to the community.
With the high cost of 1/48 and 1/56 scale WWII vehicles I was looking for a less expensive alternative. On the boards here a poster was pointed in the direction of Lindberg and after searching the interwebs I thought that this was exactly what I was looking for too. I purchased 2 off of Ebay for $25.18 USD US which is well below the cost of a single vehicle from most manufacturers in this scale.
I was looking for affodability and ease of assembly without a bunch of fiddly parts.
Having received my order today I set about assembling the first tank and after opening the box I found that the model was well made with zero flash. All that needed cleaning was where it attached to the sprues. It's made of hard plastic and has easy to follow instructions. You can even assemble the interior detail of the vehicle including the engine if you desire. Since I was using this as a gaming piece I bypassed these assembly instructions making it even faster to assemble.
Here is a picture of the tank's lower portion completed
And I used modeling clay to add weight to the tank for a better feel in the hand.
Here is the decking complete and attached
And the entire tank assembled. The barrel moves as well as the turret rotates freely.
I give this a solid A+ on affordability and quality for tabletop wargaming.
